Tom Stannage

Tom Stannage
Born
Charles Thomas Stannage

(1944-03-14)14 March 1944
Died4 October 2012(2012-10-04) (aged 68)
EducationMidland Junction High School,[1] Perth Modern School,
University of Western Australia, Cambridge University
Occupation(s)Professor of history, Australian Historian
Years active1971–2012
Spouse(s)Maria Stannage, née Fillanich
Parent(s)Rev James Eakins-Stannage
Helen Eakins-Stannage, née Masters
RelativesMiriam Stannage (sister)

Charles Thomas Stannage, AM (14 March 1944 – 4 October 2012) was a prominent Western Australian historian, academic, and Australian rules football player. He edited the major work A New History of Western Australia, which was published in 1981.

Stannage held a professorship in history at the University of Western Australia (UWA) and was executive dean of humanities at Curtin University.

  1. ^ Katharine Massam, 2015, "‘Of Things Beyond Us As We Are’: Tom Stannage and Faith in History", Studies in Western Australian History, v. 29 (October).